Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-01
NOT SEEKING THE PRESIDENCY
senator AIlisOn's Views-Ife Thinks
Blaine Could Carry the Country.

An interview with Senator william B. Allison,
published in the New York World to-day, quotes
the Senator as slying when asked the question
who he thought would be the republican Presi-
Dental candidate for 1888:
THAT Is very hard TO say. There are number
OF good men who are prominent, and any one OF
them at the head OF the ticket can be elected. /
have no doubt that Mr.. Blaine can carry the coun-
try, and Senator Sherman or Edmunds or Hawley
and several others are very good men. 1 say that
the election will be Close but am convinced that
we are stronger now than we were In 's4, and see
no reason why We should not win"
=, has me democratic party gained strength since
"No do not see how it has The party has
made great many mistakes. I do NOT want to
discuss what they have been, but they have made
several serious mistakes. PreSdenC Clevela nd's
Administration has not been civil-service Admin
tstratiOn. He has removed almost every body, and
put a great many well-known partisans into Ofic E.
ureS or make any legislation which would have
had tendency 10 strengthen them. Take for In
stance the fisheries dispute. Nothing has been
done In that mattsr yet 1t Is possible for that
question 10 developinto an important issue, and a
policy ought TO have been adopted. DO not wish
TO In any way say anything TO embarrass Secre-
tary Bayard, who now has the matter under con-
sderatlon, but am sure that II the republicans
were In power the fisheries dispute would nave
been quickly settled The present Administra-
t1on has been lacking in a foreign policy"
WHO will be the democratic candidate for Presi-
dent la 1SSS?n
'Mr. Cleveland, presume From what hear
should judge mat the President viii be the selec-
tion again"
sand, now, Senator Allison, suppose 1t is rather
delicate question 10 ask you about your own
prospects for The republican candidacy?"
at is not a delicate question at ALL" replied
Senator Allison with laugh 81 am not an aspi-
rant for Presidential honors. have heard little
nothing about the matter. have been out In my
state. which is pretty well West, all summer and
Since have been here have been very busy every
day. have only seen one or two senators. whom
have met Casually, and have heard nothing.
see little something in the papers now and then,
but that Is all. am moi working for any boom or
in consultation with anybody"
"Do you think that Mr.. Blaine Will be nomi-
nated?"
''dr. Blaine is very strong man. He has large
personal following, but do not know that Mr..
Blaine would take the nomination"
Senator Allison SAID he Is looking for long ses-
sion or Congress- and that he had no DOUBT some
compromise measure would be adopted to reduce
taxation. He did not think the democratic VIC
tory IN New York was significant. He beneved
the republican party had gathered strength under
the democratic administration, and that with a
fair election several southern states would go
publican. No one, he said, could tell what inn
portance the prohibition and labor movements
may have as q factor In the canvass OF 1883.